Experience the Arts
Gothic Sculpture revives Greco-Roman Humanism
There are many dazzling examples of gothic sculpture adorning the cathedrals of Europe. Today I wanted to talk about the five wise and five foolish virgins from the west facade of Erfurt Cathedral. Prior to the high gothic period, medieval sculpture was characterized by stiff, formal figures that often were hardly distinguishable from the columns…
Monteverdi Invents New Genre of Music!
My chorus director told us that with the 1610 Vespers, Monteverdi ushered in a whole new era in music. What he had invented was the baroque style of music. He kind of snuck up on his audience with it. The first movement “Deus in Adjutorium” starts with very conservative chords of an almost Gregorian chant…
Art as an Expression of Love
Love is the most powerful and important experience of humanity. Human beings have written libraries-worth of texts about love, so I won’t trudge into a definition of love here, I just want to show you one exquisite expression of love in the form of a painting by Van Gogh. This lovely painting titled “Almond Blossoms”…
We must be soldiers for Art! 